The board also discussed eliminating a proposed $5 increase in the per capita tax. The increase in the 1986 proposed budget would have raised the tax to $10.

Also discussed was a resolution to keep residential garbage rates at $105 a year, but raise commercial rates by $105 to $315 a year. The rate is currently $210 a year.

The items will again be discussed at the board's meeting next Monday.

After the workshop, the board discussed two sections of the 1986 proposed budget.

Tony Cocca, the township's part-time recreation director, presented a $254,201 recreation budget. The budget allots $40,865 for two full-time maintenance employees and $65,470 for 32 part-time employees which include playground instructors and lifeguards for the township's eight playgrounds andthree pools. Cocca also proposed cutting down on the number of playground instructors .

"Our playgrounds look terrible right now," he said. "Let's use some of the part-time help with the playgrounds and use them toward part-time maintenance workers."

The planning, zoning and development budget of $165,954 designates $14,000 for the township's comprehensive plan.

Cathy Irving, zoning officer, told the commissioners that five consultants had been interviewed to work on the plan. Of those, two were selected to submit bids. The plan would lay out the township's development in next five to 10 years. Irving also told the commissioners that an additional $6,000 may be used for the plan if a federal grant comes through.

The budget includes $1,200 a month for an electrical inspector, $2,200 a year for a person to take minutes at the zoning and hearing commission meetings and $2,000 for two summer interns. One intern would help with the comprehensive plan and the another would assist in the enforcement of the township's weed ordinance. When Richard Fahringer, board president, questioned whether $1,000 was needed to spend entirely on weed control, Irving said, "It's a lot of driving around. The person has to check out the complaint, then go back a week later and check it out again." The commissioners agreed that when the intern wouldn't be needed for weed ordinance, he would help in the office.

John Marcarelli, assistant township executive, told the commissioners that because Congress is cutting its federal revenue sharing program next year, the township will not receive the entire $292,000 as budgeted. Marcarelli said the township expects to receive about $22,000 less.